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Lockdown not ruled out as Covid-19 cases rise: Maharashtra CM Uddhav

Pune to face 12-hour night curfew; Thackeray says state will enforce strict restrictions in a day or two

Maha govt paves way for IPL; allows teams to practice post 8pm at Wankhede

The Maharashtra government cleared the decks for the IPL to take place in the Covid-ravaged Mumbai, allowing teams to practice after 8 pm and travel to their respective hotels during the night curfew

Karnataka reports over 5,000 new coronavirus cases, 32 fatalities

Karnataka clocked over 5,000 new Covid-19 cases and 32 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 1 million and the toll to 12,657, the Health department said on Monday

Delhi: Centre flags anomalies in identification of vaccine beneficiaries

Vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from Covid-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level, says govt

Goa reports 247 new coronavirus cases, 2 fatalities took toll to 837

Goa on Monday reported 247 fresh coronavirus positive cases and two fatalities, taking the tally to 59,315 and the toll to 837, a health official said

Vardhan to hold meet with health ministers of 11 states seeing Covid surge

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will on Tuesday hold a meeting with health ministers of 11 states and Union Territories, which has been witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases

Kerala sees 2,357 fresh coronavirus cases today, reports 12 deaths

Kerala logged 2,357 fresh COVID-19 cases, including nine health workers and 12 related deaths on Monday, taking the total caseload to 11.37 lakh and the toll to 4,680.

Maharashtra: Pawar asks people to help govt contain Covid-19 surge

NCP president Sharad Pawar expressed concern over the rapid rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra and asked people to cooperate with the government to control the outbreak

One-third of vaccine sites in Delhi govt hospitals to run round-the-clock

Seeking to accelerate the pace of vaccination against Covid-19, authorities on Monday ordered that one-third of inoculation sites at all Delhi government hospitals will run round-the-clock

Uttar Pradesh registers 3,999 fresh coronavirus cases, 13 fatalities

Uttar Pradesh on Monday reported 3,999 fresh Covid-19 cases on Monday, taking the tally to 634,033, while 13 fatalities pushed the death toll to 8,894

Can vaccinate everyone within 3 months if age-limit removed: Delhi CM to PM

Delhi on Sunday witnessed a huge spike in cases, reporting over 4,000 infections, its biggest daily jump since the outbreak of novel coronavirus began

Covid-19 strikes B-town: Akshay, Vicky, Bhumi, others test positive

The coronavirus pandemic seems to have hit the Hindi film industry with actors Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar among the growing number of Bollywood celebrities to have tested positive for Covid-19

4th wave of Covid-19 in Delhi, micro-containment zones being created: Jain

Delhi is witnessing a fourth wave of the pandemic and to tackle it testing capacity has been ramped up while micro-containment zones were being created, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday

Retail lockdown in Maha to hit businesses, cash flow: Retailers Association

Retailers Association of India termed measures announced by the Maharashtra government as 'retail lockdown' and said it will impair the ability of businesses to survive

Coronavirus restrictions in Maharashtra not in interest of people: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party opposed the imposition of new restrictions in Maharashtra alleging that the state government and the Mumbai civic body have failed to curb the rise in Covid-19 cases

One-fifth of active Covid cases in Delhi and Mumbai need hospitalisation

At the height of the last wave in Delhi in November 2020, the hospitalisation rate in the national capital had reached 23%

Covid-19: Stores open in Greece amid virus surge to help rescue economy

Retail stores across most of Greece were allowed to reopen Monday despite an ongoing surge in Covid-19 infections, as the country battled to emerge from deep recession

DATA STORY: India's Covid tally sees a spike of 103,558, the most in a day so far

India has so far vaccinated 79,105,163 people. That is 628.42 per cent of its total caseload, and 5.6899 per cent of its population

Bengaluru may see 6,500 Covid cases daily if norms not followed: Minister

Sudhakar also indicated that the Chief Minister may call a meeting of opposition leaders to discuss the Covid situation soon

Johnson expected to unveil Covid passports, travel traffic lights for UK

UK PM Boris Johnson is set to unveil a series of measures as part of plans to start unlocking the nation from its coronavirus lockdown, including so-called COVID passports for mass events